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 In article <199703311923.AA00944@lobotomy.demon.co.uk>
  Marc CR Bouron <marc@lobotomy.demon.co.uk> said:-

>Hi Folks,
>
>I'm using NOS on my ST to connect to Demon.  Most times I initially attempt
>to connect, I get through OK, past the login and motd, but then it all sort
>of hangs quietly doing nothing - there's no traffic going through the modem.
>
>I've rummaged amongst the various commands for clues, and the only one that
>looks promising is "ppp sl0", which gives:
>
>    Physical line dead.
>    [...various numbers...]
>    LCP Listening - waiting for remote host to attempt open.
>    [...more numbers...]
>    IPCP Listening - waiting for remote host to attempt open.
>    [...more stuff...]
>
>Does this mean anything to anyone?  Unfortunately, it doesn't to me.

Most likely it's an Ascend box. "du-finch193" (watch the logon 
process) upwards work ok, values less than 193 just sit there 
festering.

>Is there
>anything I can do to prod it into life?

Type (ie assign to a function key) ...

ifconfig sl0 up

ppp sl0 ... should now show it connected (or negotiating).

>Otherwise I just wait for it (or me!)
>to timeout, and start again (which may or may not then work).
>
>Any clues would be gratefully received.

"ifconfig sl0 up" always works. If you are lucky "status up" might and 
is easier to use because you can plonk it on the end of your script.


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